Installation
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Part # 11059102 - 58-64 Chevy Fullsize Rear MuscleBar
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58-64 Chevy Fullsize MuscleBar
Installation Instructions
Table of contents
Page 2......... Included components and Hardware List
Page 3......... Getting Started
Page 4......... MuscleBar Installation
Page 5......... MuscleBar Installation
Page 6......... Final Tightening and Adjusting
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Major Components .....In the box
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Item
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1 90002444 58-64 Rear MuscleBar Assembly 1
2 90002445 Driver Frame Bracket 1
2 90002446 Passenger Frame Bracket 1
3 90000740 Axle Saddle Bracket 2
4 90000088 7/16” U bolt 2
5 99800004 Poly Bushing and Bracket 2
6 90000926 10mm 90 degree PosiLink end 4
Part # Descritpion QTY
90001092 Tube of Lithium Grease (Not Shown)
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7 4 99432001 7/16”-14 Nylok Nut Axle Mount U-bolt
8 4 99433002 7/16” SAE Flatwasher Axle Mount U-bolt
9 10 99373007 3/8”-16 x 1 Thread Forming Bolt Frame Bracket to Frame
10 4 99112002 10mm-1.5 Nylok Nut PosiLink to Bracket and MuscleBar
11 8 99373003 3/8” SAE FlatWasher PosiLink to Bracket and MuscleBar
12 2 99115001 10mm-1.5 x 40mm Stud Preassembled in Posilink Assembly
13 4 90002275 Aluminum Crush Washer Preassembled in Posilink Assembly
Getting Started.........
Congratulations on your purchase of the Ridetech Rear Muscle Bar. These system has been designed to
give your car excellent handling along with a lifetime of enjoyment. One of the key features of this MuscleBar: Posilinks - The Posilink makes the reaction of the swaybar instantaneous, tuneability - this Musclebar
has 3 postions to aid in the tuning of the handling of your car.
The MuscleBar has 3 postions to aid in the tuning of your cars handling. We start in the center position
and tune from there. The Postion to to the front of the car will make the Musclebar softer. The position
to the rear of the car will make the MuscleBar stiffer.
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GREASE INSIDE
1. Apply Lithium grease to the inside of the
sway bar bushings using the tube of grease
supplied in the kit.
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2. Install the swaybar bushings and straps
onto the MuscleBar. The bushings and straps
get installed on the outer ends of the MuscleBar against the stop rings.
3. Install the U-bolts over the axle, slide the
saddles onto the ubolts along with the MuscleBar. The MuscleBar should be centered on
the rearend. Install the 7/16” washer and Nylok nut loosely for now. DO NOT TIGHTEN
NUTS YET.
Note: It may be necessary to trim the panhard
mount to get the saddle to sit in place properly on the axle tube. The saddle should be
level with the ground.
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DRIVERS BOTTOM VIEW
Note: With the arms parallel with the ground
the rear of the Muscle bar should be angle
down towards the ground.
4a . There is a Driver and Passenger frame
bracket. In illustrations 4a & 4b, the drivers
side is shown. The bracket gets located by
measuring from the lower control arm frame
bracket. The frame bracket is located 5 5/16”
(measuring towards the rear of the car) from
the factory control arm bracket. This measurment is taken right where the factory bracket
attaches to the frame.
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DRIVERS SIDE VIEW
FRONT
4b. This illustration shows the frame brack-
et as looking from the side. With the frame
bracket held in place mark the (5) mounting
holes. Drill these holes with a 5/16” drill bit.
Attach each bracket with (5) 3/8-16” thread
forming bolts.
5. Install the PosiLinks in the frame brackets
and in the CENTER hole in the MuscleBar using a 3/8” SAE Flatwasher on each side of the
bracket and on each side of the mount on the
MuscleBar. The Posilinks are installed with the
DRIVERPASSENGER
stud on the upper Posilink pointing forward
and the stud on the lower Posilink pointing to
the outside of the car. Install the 10mm Nylok
on Posilink and tighten nut.
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6. Tighen the 7/16” Nylok nuts on the Ubolts making sure the Musclebar is centered
on the rearend.
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Final Tightening and Adjusting
5. The MuscleBar has (3) holes in the arms for adjustment. The center hole is the standard hole. You
can stiffen the bar by moving the Posilnk in to the hole closest to the differential, or soften it by moving it
to the hole at the end of the bar.
Note: If any grease is needed after installation use a lithium based grease. DO NOT USE A PETROLEUM
BASED GREASE
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